More than three hundred mine workers from the Bogoso Mine have besieged the premises of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to picket.
The workers are demanding that the Minister terminates the mining lease granted to Future Global Resources who are the managers of the mine.
They argued that Future Global Resources does not have the wherewithal to manage the mine for three years now, thus all of them have been laid off.
General Secretary of the Ghana Mine Workers Union of TUC, Abdul Moomin Gbana said this when he addressed a news conference in Accra.
“The truth of the matter is that as far as we are concerned duty bearers must recognize that Future Global Resources does not have the financial resources to manage the mines so the Minister must terminate their contract,” he demanded.
The picketing, which was originally scheduled for April 15-18, was rescheduled to April 25 after a meeting with the Accra Regional Police Command on 9th April 2024.
“This modification was agreed after the Accra Regional Police Command disclosed the unavailability of police personnel to assist with the demonstration/picketing on the earlier scheduled dates,” a press release dated April 14, 2024 issued by the General Secretary revealed.
“The leadership of the GMWU of TUC-Ghana, on 8th April, 2024, at a News Conference, strongly expressed concern over how the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, seem to be delaying the needed action that must be taken to revoke the mining lease of Future Global Resources Bogoso-Prestea mine to pave way for other investors to takeover the Bogoso-Prestea asset.
The Union’s call comes after the Attorney-General & Minister of Justice confirmed the recommendation of the Mineral’s Commission made to the Minister of Lands & Natural Resources, for the mining lease to be revoked. It is therefore surprising to the union that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, is dragging its feet on the matter,” the Union further noted.
Source:Fiilafmonline/3News
